GJMM -backed union members shift base

SNS, Kurseong, 26 MAY 2017: Two members of a local Employees' Union backed by Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) quit their organisation and joined Trinamul Congress (TMC) backed association today.

Today, the Himalaya Karmachari Sangathan, a Trinamul Congress affiliated employees' union in hills had organized an organizational meeting at 'Gorkha Jan Pustakalay' in Kurseong, in which, the two portfolio-holder members Yuvraj Pradhan and Sudama Sharma joined the TMC's employees union. 

Mr Pradhan was holding the joint-secretary post of the central committee of Jan Mukti Asthai Karmachari Sangathan, while Mr Sharma was working in the union as an executive member of the Kurseong sub divisional committee.

Talking to the reporters, they said that they worked for their organization as well as for their parent GJMM party for 10 year. But even after their hard work and sincerity the ruling party and Gorkhaland Territorial Adminstration (GTA), has done nothing to regularize their jobs. Hence, to secure a better future and legalization of their jobs, they have joined the ruling TMC party's employees union.

The president of Himalaya Karmachari Sangathan said that the state CM and TMC chief, Miss Mamata Banerjee is really concerned for the welfare of the hill people and she has taken up different programmes for the all round development of the hills people. He added that she has already increased the salary of the casual workers.